Natural Disasters Quiz

What is the most common natural disaster on Earth?

• Volcanic eruption

• Tornado

• Flooding

• Earthquake

Which natural disaster is measured using the Richter scale?

• Flood

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Earthquake

What is the name for a rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?

• earthquake

• tornado

• blizzard

• hurricane

What is the term for a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction?

• earthquake

• tornado

• volcano eruption

• hurricane

Which natural disaster is characterized by a sudden and powerful flow of water down a normally dry riverbed or gully?

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Blizzard

• Flash flood

What is the name for a large, destructive ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions?

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

Which natural disaster is measured using the Saffir-Simpson scale?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes or tropical cyclones

• Tornadoes

What is the term for a large, swirling low-pressure system that forms over warm ocean waters?

• earthquake

• hurricane

• typhoon

• tornado

What is the name for a violent tropical storm with winds of at least 74 miles per hour?

• blizzard

• tornado

• earthquake

• hurricane

Which natural disaster is characterized by the sudden movement of a large amount of snow down a mountainside?

• Avalanche

• Tornado

• Volcano eruption

• Earthquake